Chain.



HI WACHENHEIMER L E. L. DAVIS.

CHAIN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8.4916.

lm y Mmmm. 20,1917.

*UmuD STATES rrENr OFFICE.

HAEEEWACHENHEIME'E., or rEovIDENcE, AND Enit-Esa L'. DAvIs, or onANs'roN. mIoDE ISLAND, VAssrcmcms To WACHENHEIMER Br-tos., .0E PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A Erma comrosED or .moon WACHENHEIMEB.' NDI SAMUEL WACHEN- rrEIIrEn', 'Born oE-'NEw Yonx, EN. Y., AND HAEEEWAGHENHEIMEE, or rnovIf DENCEEHODE ISLAND.

cnam.. 1,219,683. -srecivatwiwmmrfsgrmnt Datenmenge 2o, 19m.'

- Application niearetranry s, 1ere- Q 'serial-xo. '11,089.1' 'f To all whom t may concerm y rQovided at each 4Be it known. that we, HARRY WAGi'miitramsverse chandence, and State of Rhode Island, and I Ensns'l L. Davis, of Cranston, `county. of. Providence, 'and State of Rhode island, have Y referablyf-staniped invented ce'ita'in new and useful Improve-'- thpthe arms-iex'tend# ments in Chains; and we do herehydeclare r i. eedportins as shown; the following specification, taken in conncc# 4. idf-arms' .dq-arie then -beht dowm tion with the accompanying drawings; form'- wa-dl-yto-besushwith the endsfof the '7" ing a part of the san1e. 'to be. a full, clear, bodyL-poi'tio asf shown in Figs. 6 an "'f.

the accompanying dr wingsin vw jewelry art in the construction of -bracelets',

-f 'frhetzeoaaeje'nng-nakse arg providedjwiul and exact description thereof. y Y i two fiat endg-poi'tio'nsrtconnected'| together. at

The'invention relates primarily to chains, y but is especiallty adapted for use in 'the r their .upp'eaf portions 'by vtwo forrnja central opening 7l'. in said link, as rings, necklaces and the like. jshownfin' Figlsif) and 10.

The psincip'alobject of the invention -is'to 'Inassemb g the links, .the arms 4 of two rov'ide a. novel construction of chain in l 'adjacent block .wl 'ch-the use of solder is obviated and which central opening' 'I-jl. in one of the connecting is capable of great longitudinal flexibility: l ,links .and each-of saidarms is"bent 'around Another object of the invention is'fto pro; one of the rdsSothat the free' end of each duce a chain which is simple in construction arm' will -rest again and inexpensive. to manufacture, andwhi'ch channel 3 in its respective link.

' The=end`j portions of the connecting links 2 are made to correspond in thickness with .the depth of the channels 3, so that when the links are assembled, said end portionsjwill be flush lwith the bottom of the'block-linlis, as shown in Fig. 2.

Byjreason of the fact that the bars 6 extendfrorn the` upper ortion of the ends of the connecting links, the arms 4 when bent around'said rods will be flush with 'the bottom of the bodv portion of the block-links,

Fig. 4,

is composed of a series of links which are ls o' constructed as to enable them to befeasily an quickly attached to or removed rom the chain. V

To these ends the invention consistsfof the novel construction and arrangementfb'partshereinafter describcdandf'more particularly set forth in the claiins. :In describing the .invention in detail reference will be made to hich portion j as -sho'wnin Figure 1 1s a to iplan view of a of our improved c 1am.; Fig. 2 is a side elvtlfon.

Fig. 3 is a bottotngelevation..

Fig. 4 is an enlarged lon 'tudinal central section showing' the longitudinal iiexioility of the links.

Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of the- `block-links. I Figs. 9 and 10 are .detail views of the con' necting links.

'Referring vto the drawings, our Improved 'ftojrprovide 'the Vblock-links with a central chain comprises apluralityof blocklinks.1,`-`-f `conical cavity tolieoeve 'agein or other each of which consists of asubstantially recornamentation, which gives tothe completed lar solid body portionl and. aserles'o cliaingan ornamentali-appearance.

` What welding; asonr invention and detangu connecting links'2, each o i which CODSSS 0&9?,

rra-Patent is: l

descl'bids seen that while the'-blo k-links will be held close togethenvvhen the chainliesftlat. as .shown in Figsl and-'2, yet said links are capable o f considerable movement with relation to each other,' as shown in Fig. 4', thereby giving to 'the 'chain an cxtreme amount of4 flexibility, which isfvery desirable .iri-this class of chains. It is preferred bars 6 which st the inner edge of the" W ithftheg above constructionvit will be n -comprisiiiga plurality o-f'solid block-linksand a -pluralit y of connecting links-pivot a'lly joining said 4block-links.

'2. An' article of thecliaracter described,

.comprising a plural-ity ofsolid block-links and a plurality o.f rectangular connecting?,

pivotally lJoining said block-'links ad- ]acent the bottom thereof.

3. An article vof'the -characterl described,4

comprising a* plurality of-blocklinks and a-plurality of connecting links, each of lsaid 'blockllinks' being` provided at' each end with cent block-links.

5. An article of the character described,

' comprising' a plurallty of block-links and ja plurality of connecting links, each oi saidblock-links being provid d at `each end with a'. transverse channel -and a' bendable arm, and each of said connecting linksbeing provided witbvtw o'bars, one of said'b'ars engage ing the' transverse channel and being ern-" braced by the bendable arm at one end of onecfsaid blocklinksand the otherbar engaging the transverse cliannel'vand being embraced by the bendablearm of the next adjacent blocklink 6; An varticle of th'e character'described,.f

comprising a lplurality of block-links, eachcons'stingof a body, a transverse channelupon thel bottom adjacent each end and .a

downwardly and rearwardly vextendingr armA flush witheach end ofsaid body portion and having'ltheir free ends engaging the 1n-` ner Vedge of s aid transverse channel and flush 'with' the bottom of the body, plurality of connecting links, each consisting ofltwo flat end portions.and'twodntegral connecting bars spaced 'apart from each oth'enand locatedabove the bottom of said\"end p0rtions, one of said bars being."` loosely'moun'ted in the transverse channel of one of said block-links andthe otherof said bars being loosely mounted in the transverse channel of the next adjacent block-link.

' 7. A chain link consisting of a bodyproyvided at each. end upon the bottom with atransverse channel and an arm-'flush with each end and bent around each of said channels.. Y

' HARRY WACHENHEIMER. 7 ERNEST L. DAVIS.

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